Chairholders
2018
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Professor Dr. Ir. Peter OosterveerWageningen University, NetherlandsBiographyPeter Oosterveer received his PhD in 2005 at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. His research and teaching is in the field of globalization and sustainability of food production and consumption. His interests are in particular on global public and private governance of food towards sustainability, including labeling and certification of food. Increasing globalization of food raises difficult challenges in promoting sustainability as distances between producers and consumers are increasing and supply chains are becoming more complex. Conventional national government-based regulation is no longer sufficient and therefore the roles of private and civil society based actors are becoming more important. My research is focusing on these shifts and their consequences for the organisation of the supply chain and the roles of different social actors therein. |
2015
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Professor Dr. Ir. Arthur PJ MolWageningen University, NetherlandsBiographyArthur Mol studied Environmental Sciences in Wageningen, graduating in 1985, and went on to obtain a PhD in Sociology from the University of Amsterdam in 1995. His responsibilities within Wageningen University and Research, as an environmental expert and sociologist, Mol was appointed chair of Environmental Policy in 2000. From 2009 to 2014 he was director of the Wageningen School of Sciences and a member of the Doctorate Board. His core research themes include globalisation, social theory and environmental issues, ecological modernisation, sustainable production and consumption, information-based management and urban environmental management. He conducts research on several continents. Prof Arthur P.J. Mol was appointed Rector Magnificus and member of the Executive Board of Wageningen University & Research on May 28th 2015. |